Greetings!
Summer is coming to a close, but there are still lots of STEM opportunities going on before school starts!
Our TxGCP eNewsletter arrives monthly in your inbox to learn about science, technology, engineering and math resources, educational opportunities and more around Texas and beyond!
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Texas Robotics Roundup!
Come and see forty-two robotics FIRST Robotics Competition teams from all over Texas and beyond come together in Austin on August 1st and 2nd! The 150lb robots compete in alliances and score by passing and shooting exercise balls over trusses and into goals in the Aerial Assist competition game! Find out more info!
2014 Samsung STEM Challenge
Girls grades 4-12 will work in teams with mentors from Samsung over a 6-week long challenge to come up with solutions to the real-world STEM challenge. During this Kick-Off Event on September 13, 2014 girls will get a chance to meet mentors, learn about the challenge, register their teams, pick-up their challenge kits and participate in workshops that will help them with their projects. Email Mitchell Whittier at mitchellw@gsctx.org for more information. Register here!
NASA's Asteroid Grand Challenge Contest Series
NASA's Asteroid Grand Challenge contest series will offer $35,000 in awards to citizen scientists who develop improved algorithms that can be used to identify asteroids. The winning solution must increase the detection sensitivity, minimize the number of false positives, ignore imperfections in the data and run effectively on all computer systems. The challenges are ongoing and have multiple deadlines through August . Find out more info!
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Articles, Reports, Resources
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To help break down the barriers that prevent underrepresented groups in computer science from attending leading tech conferences, Google is offering Google Travel and Conference Grants for selected conferences in Computer Science and related fields. See the eligibility and application.
The Robotics Education & Competition Foundation will have new and existing team grants available through the Texas Workforce Commission again this year. They will be able to establish 225 new VEX Robotics high school teams this year as well as providing grants to 300 existing teams. They also have some Women in STEM grants available which can be used for middle school teams as well. The grant includes team registration fee's and everything needed to build a competitive robot. For more information about applying for a grant, starting a team, or becoming an event partner, please contact thomas_mead@roboticseducation.org. For more information.
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NGCP Program Directory
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Did your organization miss out on a request from a potential FUNDER?
TxGCP is frequently asked for STEM program connections. Don't miss out on getting connected with possible collaborators and funders!
Gain access to mini-grants and have the first shot at opportunities such as the Water Works camp curriculum, role model training and other curriculum and resource dissemination across Texas! Sign up your program, organization and/or event in the National Girls Collaborative Project Program Directory. Join over 200 listings from across Texas and find collaborators and other STEM educators in your area. Registration is free...can't get better than that!
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K-12 STEM Outreach Forums, Role Models Matter & SciGirls Workshops
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Educators across Texas are invited to attend free professional development opportunities and discover how to engage young women through research-based, high quality activities and resources!
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The TxGCP eNewsletter is distributed approximately once a month. Visit the TxGCP web site for additional updates on upcoming events, resources and mini-grant information.
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The Texas Girls Collaborative Project (TxGCP) connects organizations and individuals across Texas committed to informing and motivating girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The TxGCP is excited to provide opportunities across Texas for collaboration, networking, sharing of best practices, and leveraging of resources through in-person forums, email listservs and mini-grants.
Led by the Women in Engineering Program (WEP) at The University of Texas at Austin along with a dynamic Leadership Team and Champions Board, the TxGCP brings together advocates and leaders from non-profits, K-12 schools, higher education institutions, companies and organizations across the state of Texas.
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The vision of the National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP) is to bring together organizations throughout the US and Puerto Rico that are committed to informing and encouraging girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Follow NGCP!
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FabFems - STEM Role Models
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The FabFems directory is a national database of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professions who are inspiring role models for young women. The FabFems directory is accessible to young women, girl-serving STEM programs, and other organizations that are working to increase career awareness and interest in STEM.
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STEM Program Highlight:
The GEMS Camp |
GEMS camp isn't your ordinary academic camp! It is offered free of charge to urban teenage girls in the Oak Cliff are of Dallas. Its mission is to prepare cores in 5 core areas: academics, creativity, leadership, services, and career.
Email us at stem@txgcp.org to get added as an event coordinator...and then start entering your events!
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Google Groups
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These groups are all about sharing resources, information, events, volunteers, needs, and more with others reaching out to K12 students aiming to excite them about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
For those not in one of these areas who still want to receive information going out to all groups, join the Texas K-12 STEM Outreach group.
Contact Tricia Berry for any specific regional requests or questions.
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To request or schedule a workshop or forum in your area, please contact 
